Dispensing-faucet



L. E. McNUTT.

DISPENSING FAUCET- APPLICATION FILED APR- 9. 1920.

Patented Oct 111, 1921..

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i DISPENSING-FAUCET.

To all whom; it may concern:

Be it known that LAWRENCE E. MGNUTT,

a citizen of the United Statesof America,

residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and Stateof Qhio, hasinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Dispensing- Faucets, ofwhich the following is a specifica tion.

Thisinvention has reference to'improvements in dispensing faucets, andit may be stated that the invention has for its dominant object toprovide a dispensing faucet particularly designed for the automatic andsanitary filling of glasses or kindred con tainers with a liquiddischarged from such faucets, merely by the placing of the glass in areceiving positlon with relation to the vided upon the faucet thereforandexerting downward pressure to open. said valve and permit the fillingof the same with the liquid discharged from thefaucet; the releasing ofthe downward pressure causing the dispensing of the liquid'to beautomatically discontinued but maintained ready fora further filling ordispensing operation. f

' It is also auobject of the invention to provide a 'novel andpracticalholder for glasses to'be filledfror'n the fimprovedfaucet, theconstruction and design of which is such as willpermitthe quick andaccurateentures of the device.

gagernent ofa glass therein, and theretention of such glass with-theleast possible contact between the sameand the holder, thus, lending tothe desirable sanitary fea- Yet another object of the invention residesin the provision of a dispenslng faucet,

the control valve of which is so constructed 7 Specification of LettersPatent. Pg fiqgn'lb edl 1 1 1 192 Application filed April 9,

1920. Serial No. 372,607.

faucet, which should be read in connection with the accompanying drawingforming a part hereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved faucet;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section therethrough, the glass holder beingshown in top plan, and i Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the valvehousing and glass holder of the same.

Having more special reference to the drawlngs in connection with whichlike characters of reference will designate corresponding partsthroughout, the improved faucet comprehends a nozzle 1 consisting of anelongated pipe having its upper portion curved as at 2 and the nozzleper 86 thereof dlsposed downwardly as at 3; the lower end of such pipebeing screw-threaded for engagement with the valve housing 4, which aswill be noted is formed withan upper extens on 5 internallyscrew-threaded for receptlon of said lower end of the pipe, while a!lateral externally screw-threaded tubular BXlJGIiSlOIl 6 is formed onone side of said housing and serves to receive one end of a llquidsupply conduit, not shown, a coupling or other joint eifectingtheconnection. An intervening wall 7 is formed in the housing 4,transversely ofthe same, as shown in the Flg. 3; and is formed with away or port which serves to establish communication between theextension 5, hereinafter referred to as the discharge port, and theextension 6, hereinafter termed the inlet port.

Positioned 1n the lower chamber of the housing4, formed by the wall 7 isa valve 8,

the-head of which is cupped and provided with an inset disk 9 formed ofa material suitable for insuring liquid tight engagement of the valveover the portin said wall, such as rubber, while the stem of the valveis passed through a coiled spring 9' having bearing on said head and thebottom of said the valve 8 will be normally maintained in a positiveclosed position with relation to the port in the wall 7 and that inconsequence, communication, between the discharge and inlet ports willbe interrupted.

As means for moving the valve 8 from its seat whereby to establishcommunication between the discharge and inlet ports, a pin 1 1 isslidably arranged in the upper chamber of the housing 4, passing throughthe upper end or top thereof and through a stufling gland for a distanceslightly above the same; the lower portion of the pin being inwardlytapered, as at 16, and of a size to cause its snug engagement in theport of the wall 7, the lower end thereof resting upon the rubber disk9, as clearly shown in the Fig. 3. Apertured packing nuts 23 and 24serve to tightly clamp the packing glands 13 and 15 respectively inplace thus insuring a water tight joint, while a fiber or other suitablewasher insures a tight joint between the housing and nipple 10.

A glass holder 17 is provided the device, and consists of an annulus 18having an upstanding guard lip 19'formed thereon adjacent its'innerside, and a lateral arm 20 formed on its outer end with a forked hearing21,'which is engaged over that portion of the extension 5 of the valvehousing 1 adjacent its connection with the nozzle 1, and pivotedthereto, as at 22. In this connection, it is to be noted, that thepivotal arm 20 normally rests upon the extended end of pin 14:, thetension of the spring 9', however, being sufficient to maintain thevalve 8 in its closed position during engagement of the holder 17 alonetherewith.

My improved dispensing faucet in use may be stated to operate asfollows:

A glass or similar receptacle is placed on the holder 17 the guard lip19 serving to facilitate the directing of the same into the anulus 18.The added weight of the glass and a slight downward pressure exerted bythe hand of the operator on the holder is sufficient to counteract thesprings 9 and in consequence the holder will be allowed a slightdownward pivotal movement, which is sufiicientto impart a downwardthrust to the pin 141 thereby causing the valve 8 to be moved downwardlyand to open position. Liquid will now flow through the several chambersof the housing from the inlet port and out into the nozzle 1 through thedischarge port, from whence it will be discharged into the glass in theholder 17, such holder being so positioned as to support said glass invertical alinement with the discharge end of the nozzle. With the glassfilled with the liquid so discharged or dispensed, pressure is removedfrom the holder, whereupon the spring 9 will act upon the valve 8 andpin 14 to return them to their normal positions, thus interrupting thedischarge of liquid from the faucet.

Movement of the valve 8 and the pin 14 may be limited or regulated byadjusting the regulating screw 12, and therefore, it is to be noted thatthe flow of liquid from the faucet can be controlled or adjusted to thedesired nicety, since the screw 12 will, obviously, serve to limitmovement of the valve 8 and the arrangement of the tapered portion 16 ofthe pin 14 with relation to its port in the wall.

If desired the nozzle may be rotated so that the discharge end thereofwill be disalined from the holder 17, thus permitting the same todischarge liquid into a container arranged to one side of such nozzle;the screw-threaded connection of the nozzle with the discharge port 5making such movement of the nozzle practicable.

Manifestly, the construction shown is capable of considerablemodification and such modification as is within the scope of my claim, Iconsider within the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is:

A faucet of the character described, comprising a nozzle an armassociated with the nozzle having an annulus formed on its outer end, avalve housing connected to said nozzle having inlet and discharge portstherein, a wall formed in said housing, having a port therein andpositioned between said inlet and discharge ports, a spring pressedvalve in the housing normally engaged over the port in said wall. a pinslidable in the housing having one end engaged with the valve and itsother end extended from the housing for a distance and engaged by thearm whereby to be operated thereby, and adjustable means in thrv lionsing for regulating movement of said valve by said pin.

In testimony whereof he affixes his signature in presence of twowitnesses.

LAWRENCE E. MCNUTT. Witnesses LUELLA AHRENDT, Hnnnnr C. Burner.

